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Pages in category "Lists of Canadian people by ethnicity" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
For Canadian government census purposes and contemporary Canadian parlance, East Asian Canadians are typically identified and referred under the term "Asian"; popular usage of this term in Canada generally excludes both South and West Asians, both groups with ancestral origins in the Middle East and in the Indian subcontinent respectively, and instead solely referring to individuals who trace ...
Pages in category "Canadian people of Indian descent" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 295 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
In the New Zealand census, "Canadian" is an ethnicity listed in the "European" category. In 2018, it was reported by 7,797 respondents. [30] In the United States census, "Canadian" and "French Canadian" (which includes responses for Québécois) are ancestral origins listed in the "Other White" category. [31]
After the 2021 Canadian election, the highest number of Indigenous persons were elected to Parliament in history – with 11 MPs (3.3% of the House of Commons). Of the current Indigenous Members of Parliament, 6 are Liberals, 3 are New Democrats and 2 are Conservatives.
Band number Official name Seat Nation Registered population (as of October 2016) Tribal Council; 74 Algonquins of Barriere Lake: Rapid Lake: Algonquins: 790 Algonquin Nation Programs and Services Secretariat: 79 Atikamekw d'Opitciwan: Obedjiwan: Atikamekw: 2,937 Conseil de la Nation Atikamekw: 85 Bande des Innus de Pessamit: Pessamit: Innus ...
A tribal council is an association of First Nations bands in Canada, generally along regional, ethnic or linguistic lines. [1] An Indian band, usually consisting of one main community, is the fundamental unit of government for First Nations in Canada. Bands may unite to form a tribal council, but they need not do so.
In the context used here, it refers only to band governments. For a list of peoples and ethnicities please see List of First Nations peoples in British Columbia (which includes extinct groups). For a list of Indian Reserves, see List of Indian reserves in British Columbia.